Tech billionaire Elon Musk has issued a dire warning about the future of US military capabilities, stating that the country is at serious risk of suffering a devastating defeat in future conflicts unless immediate and sweeping reforms are implemented. Musk, who has been appointed by President Donald Trump as a “special government employee” to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has become an outspoken advocate for overhauling the nation’s outdated weapons programs.

Musk took to X (formerly Twitter) to express his concerns about the current state of US defense strategy, highlighting inefficiencies and a failure to adapt to modern warfare.

“American weapons programs need to be completely redone.

The current strategy is to build a small number of weapons at a high price to fight yesterday’s war.

Unless there are immediate and dramatic changes made, America will lose the next war very badly,” Musk warned.

His remarks echo long-standing criticisms that the Pentagon’s procurement system is plagued by excessive bureaucracy, inefficiencies, and outdated military doctrines that fail to address contemporary threats. The rapid technological advancements by adversarial nations such as China and Iran have further exposed vulnerabilities in America’s defense strategy.

Since the establishment of DOGE, Musk’s department has aggressively pursued efforts to streamline federal operations, particularly in defense spending and procurement. One of DOGE’s earliest and most striking moves was canceling approximately $420 million in government contracts within its first 80 hours of operation. The department’s broader goal is to reduce federal spending by $2 trillion, a significant portion of which comes from defense budgets bogged down by inefficiency.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, the maker of the Predator drone, has publicly urged DOGE to reform the........

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